French farmers protests US duties on Roquefort

French farmers protests US duties on Roquefort

PARIS (AP) — French farmers called Wednesday on President Barack Obama to stop holding Roquefort cheese “hostage” in a trans-Atlantic trade fight.Militant farmer Jose Bove — known for attacking McDonalds — and others protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Paris, hoping to reverse a decision by the former Bush administration to slap new sanctions on some European foods. Those sanctions include a tripling of import duties for the pungent Roquefort.To read the full story click here.